Activity Impairment, Work Status, and Work Productivity Loss in Adults 5-7 Years After Burn Injuries.

ABSTRACT: An important aspect of the rehabilitation of burn patients is social participation, including daily activities and work. Detailed information on long-term activity impairment and employment is scarce. Therefore, we investigated activity impairment, work status, and work productivity loss in adults 5-7 years following burn injuries, and investigated associations with burn-specific health-related quality of life (HRQL) domains. Adult participants completed the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment General Health questionnaire and the Burn Specific Health Scale-brief (BSHS-B) 5-7 years post-burn. Outcomes were compared between participants with mild/intermediate and severe burns (>20% total body surface area burned). Seventy-six (36%) of the 213 participants experienced some degree of act

SUBMITTER: Spronk I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8737115 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature